Drone Electromagnetic Wave Influence Analysis System

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Problem

Drones operating in high electromagnetic wave environments can experience abnormal behavior due to interference with various components, leading to uncontrollable states or crashes, necessitating analysis of electromagnetic wave influences and their effects on drone operations.

Innovation Solution

An apparatus and method that includes an electromagnetic wave radiation unit, drone control unit, information receiving unit, and electromagnetic wave influence analyzing unit to determine the impact of electromagnetic waves on drones by comparing control and status information, with the ability to change wave characteristics and acquire position information using radar or imaging devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If electromagnetic waves are used to attack or interfere with drone components, then the drone's operation can be disrupted or crashed, but it becomes necessary to analyze and identify the specific abnormal behaviors and their causes under various electromagnetic wave conditions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedrone operation reliabilityVSAvoidanalysis system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The analysis system segments the complex problem of electromagnetic wave influence analysis into distinct functional modules: electromagnetic wave radiation unit for controlled interference, drone control unit for operation management, information receiving unit for data collection, and electromagnetic wave influence analyzing unit for processing. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks, making the overall complex analysis system manageable and systematic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the information receiving unit continuously collects status information from the drone's sensors and components, and the electromagnetic wave influence analyzing unit compares this feedback data with control information to identify abnormalities. This feedback loop enables real-time detection and analysis of electromagnetic wave effects on drone operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If multiple drone components are monitored to identify abnormal behavior causes, then the precision of identifying electromagnetic wave influence can be improved, but the quantity of data to be processed increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveabnormal behavior detection precisionVSAvoiddata quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The electromagnetic wave influence analyzing unit extracts and compares specific key parameters from the status information received from multiple sensors against the control information. Rather than processing all raw data from sensors, the system extracts relevant status parameters that indicate abnormal behavior, reducing the data quantity while maintaining detection precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The analyzing unit serves multiple functions simultaneously: it compares control information with status information, identifies abnormalities, determines causes of abnormal behavior, and analyzes electromagnetic wave influences. This multi-functionality allows the system to handle diverse data from multiple components through a single integrated analysis mechanism, reducing overall data processing requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables effective analysis and protection of drones against electromagnetic wave attacks by identifying abnormal states and their causes, allowing for pre-emptive analysis of resistance based on drone characteristics, effectively mitigating potential disruptions.

Implementation Method 1

the drone tracing unit may be configured to acquire the position information via a radar for detecting the target drone

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRadar: Radar

Implementation Method 2

an imaging device for capturing an image of the target drone

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectImage capture: Photography

Data Source

PatentUS10620254B2Apparatus and method for analyzing influence of electromagnetic waves
Publication Date: 2020.04.14 AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEV
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AI summary

An apparatus for analyzing influence of electromagnetic waves comprises an electromagnetic wave radiation unit configured to radiate electromagnetic waves, a drone control unit configured to transmit to a target drone control information for controlling the target drone, an information receiving unit configured to receive status information indicating an operation state of the target drone as a response to the control information and an electromagnetic wave influence analyzing unit configured to determine the influence of the electromagnetic waves on the target drone by comparing the control information and the status information.